Abstract
Microglia, the tissue macrophages of the brain, have under healthy conditions a resting phenotype that is characterized by a ramified morphology. With their fine processes microglia are continuously scanning their environment. Upon any homeostatic disturbance microglia rapidly change their phenotype and contribute to processes including inflammation, tissue remodeling, and neurogenesis. In this review, we will address functional phenotypes of microglia in diverse brain regions and phenotypes associated with neuroinflammation, neurogenesis, brain tumor homeostasis, and aging.
Keywords: Microglia, aging, gliomas, white matter, grey matter, inflammation, MHC II, TREM2b, LCA, fibronectin, vitronectin, neurohypophysis, amyotrophic lateral, Alzheimer's disease, encephalomyelitis, EAE, prostaglandin, TGF-1, stroke, cyclooxygenase-2, CD86, HLA-DR, activation and complement, astrocytomas, metalloprotease, glioblastomas, Parkinson's disease
CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets
Title: Microglia Phenotype Diversity
Volume: 10 Issue: 1
Author(s): M. Olah, K. Biber, J. Vinet and H. W.G.M. Boddeke
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Keywords: Microglia, aging, gliomas, white matter, grey matter, inflammation, MHC II, TREM2b, LCA, fibronectin, vitronectin, neurohypophysis, amyotrophic lateral, Alzheimer's disease, encephalomyelitis, EAE, prostaglandin, TGF-1, stroke, cyclooxygenase-2, CD86, HLA-DR, activation and complement, astrocytomas, metalloprotease, glioblastomas, Parkinson's disease
Abstract: Microglia, the tissue macrophages of the brain, have under healthy conditions a resting phenotype that is characterized by a ramified morphology. With their fine processes microglia are continuously scanning their environment. Upon any homeostatic disturbance microglia rapidly change their phenotype and contribute to processes including inflammation, tissue remodeling, and neurogenesis. In this review, we will address functional phenotypes of microglia in diverse brain regions and phenotypes associated with neuroinflammation, neurogenesis, brain tumor homeostasis, and aging.
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Olah M., Biber K., Vinet J. and W.G.M. Boddeke H., Microglia Phenotype Diversity, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets 2011; 10 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152711794488575
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152711794488575 |
Print ISSN 1871-5273 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1996-3181 |
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